Market notes on crops and rural credits in the Inland Empire
The piece surveys winter pear varieties, carrot and potato crops, onion and citrus prices, and meat markets. It highlights shortages and pricing from the Imperial Valley to Spokane, notes the rise of Bermudas and Japons, and argues that post office and country store roles have shifted with better transport. It also recounts the decline of the rural country store as credit source and the impact of mail order and department stores on farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Valley
Arizona
F. G. Walston
Barmans
Iowa
Spokane
Charles Wingham
Wingham
Burlie Casey
Leader Department Store
California
San Francisco Commission
Tulare
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
San Francisco
Wilson Produce Company
Central Western
The Elimination of The Country Merchant
A. E. Lewis Miles discusses how roads cars mail order and parcel post have reduced rural stores and post offices as communities shift from crossroads centers to connected towns. He notes daily newspapers star routes and new transport reshape social and economic life in isolated districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Lewis
Miles
United States
The
Daily Paper
Daily News
Elimination of merchandising and cures advertised
The text reflects dated ad copy about merchandising decline and a patent medicine claim for Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward offer. It includes an estray notice for a heifer near Kettle Falls Washington dated 1921 and a collection notice for the Columbia Irrigation District assessments.
Delinquent Assessments Notice for Stevens County
Sarilda McKeown, treasurer, warns that assessments for the Columbia Irrigation District in Stevens County Washington will become delinquent at 5 pm on the 81st day of December 1921 unless 60 percent is paid. A 5 percent penalty applies to delinquent amounts. If 60 percent is paid by December 31 1921 the remainder delays to April 30 1922. First publication November 10 1823. Last December 1 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estray
G. H. Hammer
Kettle Falls
Washington
Will C. Spedden
Stevens County
Columbia Irrigation District
City Café Pastry and Coffee for Downtown Lunch
The City Café invites downtown patrons to enjoy a pastry and coffee combo for a light afternoon lunch. Fresh baked goods pair with hot beverages in a casual dining setting.
Electric Shop Offers Practical Christmas Gift Ideas
Men delaying gifts for their wives can find easy solutions at the Electric Shop. The shop highlights enduring and practical electrical appliances for the home and invites customers to visit for ideas anytime.
Also Mentioned on This Page
OLD Dominion Creamery
W. A. Acorn
National
National Steam Pressure Cooker
Department of Housekeeping Goods
Keller Hardware Company
Good Housekeeping
Rice
Columbia River
Colville Meat Market
Bedti von
Childre
McCall’s Magazine
Rose Lee Norton
United States Postal Guide
Postoffice Department
Oundavion
Republic
Merchants Convention of
Inland Empire
Devil’s Lake
N. D
Coville Laundy
Chapman & Simpson
Topnoch Flour Mills
Dale Jones
Campbell Mercantile Company
Colville
Yorick
Isem
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Treas
City Cafe
the Electric Shop
Colvilles
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